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Cerdic, British And Irish History, Biographies

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Cerdic[kUr´dik, sUr´–] Pronunciation Key, d. 534, traditional founder of the kingdom of Wessex. A Saxon, he and his son Cynric landed on the southern coast of England in 495. Little is certain about him except that later West Saxon kings traced their descent from him through his son Cynric and his grandson Ceawlin.



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